Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-10
LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Aua mouse, OF LarneQ, was Wis
iting with Miss LAYER Sunday.
G. A. Hooper has added hand
some new show case to his drug store
G. w. johnson is repairing the
front of his hotel, the Gwinn House
Capt. Lewis has commenced the
erection of new residence on the cas-
side.
Jim Dawson is very lame from the
effects Of severe swelling on one of hi
knees
Mrs. w. j. Hacker arrived home
last week, and w. j. says he is now
a man again.
james Kersnaw is now assisting
VIM. Friend in his general store Oh
Forest avenue.
We noticed many Sabbath break
ing hunters passing through Sunday
with geese and ducks.
Mrs. Will DAVIS and family. OF
Stafford county, are visiting Mrs.
Will Gibson, on Mitchell avenue.
lis your father Christian" asked
II minister Of Great Bend youth last
Sunday. M, he's politician.
Mr.. w. Schwemley, who has been
visiting his brother-in-law, d. r.
Jones, left Friday for his home in
Conway, Iowa.
The musical event of the season
will be the Smiths Bell Ringers, a
week from tonight, Nov. 18th, at the
opera house.
Mr.. Saunders, of the Fort Scott
Normal college has made a PROPOSE
ton to the Kansas Central college,
which as yet has not been acted upon.
Our public schools are now full to
almost their utmost capacity, and the
two new school buildings are being
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible.
1t is said that the long~looked for
wedding between one of our popular
young men and one of our most es-
Unable young ladies will occur on the
18th proXimo.
A large crowd was in attendance at
the dance Friday night at Hoisington.
1t appears that the young people of
that neighborhood go in for all the
fun there is going, and have dance
every week or so.
Mr.: j. NJ Wooddell, of the steam
laundry, says he has done a good bust
ness in Great Bend. An establish
ment Of this kind is something that
has beer, needed for several years in
this city, and we are glad to see that
our people are giving it a merited
support.
Mrs. VIM. A. Morgan, IF Home
stead township, has obtained the
agency for "Our Country's Achieve
ments," large, well bound volumn,
giving history of our great nation
and what it has accomplished. Mrs.
Morgan will call upon you with this
book within a few days and solicit
your subscriptions.
DR.. Royce has the southwestern
part of the state for the North West
ern Mutual life insurance company,
and it Will be to the interest of any,
one VIII" contemplates taking insur-
ance to compare notes with him be-
fore dong business, as the North
Western Is acknowledged by the best
business men to he the leading COM
pany of the United States
One of the finest commercial hotel
wiring tables and business director
les we have seen in long time, is at
the new Grand Central hotel. 1t has
nearly thirty handsome large business
cards of the most prominent of our
business men, and the center piece is IL
fine French plate mirror, 30x50. 1t
was put in ut cost of S425.00, by the
Roeselling sign company of St. Louis
Miss Goldfish, Il laughter loving, good
natured lass, was spending an af-
ternoon with neighbor near Col
orado Springs, and during supper the
conversation turned on eggs, etc, when
Miss C. observed that ''their hens did
not lay scarcely any eggs, and she